Many people who were in contact with Saint Pedro Poveda, in one way or another, express the impact he left on their lives.
The film tells the story of Pedro Poveda (Linares, 1874 - Madrid, 1936)
BIOGRAPHY
A tenacious and innovative priest. UNESCO recognized him as an "Educator and Humanist" and Pope John Paul II canonized him.
Biography
He invited others to serve God in the heart of the world, in everyday life, bringing faith and vocation to one’s tasks.
Founder…
Poveda proposed the option of a life fully given to God, a life also fully human and perfected by the divine.
Humanist…
"Great peace, much encouragement, and much prayer full of confidence, for the hour of God will come." P. Poveda
Saint
Books of the author
The author's publications are numerous and varied in genre. They include spiritual writings, education works, booklets on various topics, newspaper and magazine articles, and numerous lectures or oral presentations. His epistolary writings include more than 2,600 letters.
A team of specialists in History, Philology, Pedagogy, Philosophy, and Theology have planned a Critical Edition of the author’s writings and they have planned to publish eight volumes.
The first volume of his spiritual writings was published in 2005. Pedro Poveda, Vol. I, Creí, por esto hablé, Narcea (I believed, therefore I spoke) Narcea, Madrid, 2005, 1,420 pp.
The first volume of his Letters (1898-1917) was published in 2012. Pedro Poveda, Works, Vol. V, Epistolario, Narcea, Madrid, 2012, 561 pp.
